26 Year Old New Jersey Snowboarder Dies At Killington After Tree Collision

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26 Year Old New Jersey Snowboarder Dies At Killington After Tree Collision

By Francis Xavier February 12, 2017 11:12 am

By Francis Xavier | February 12, 2017 11:12 am ET

26-year-old James Myers of Toms River, NJ was snowboarding with friends Saturday at Killington Mountain when he went off trail and struck a tree at 10:25 a.m. Meyers was not wearing a helmet at the time of the collision. He was taken to Rutland Regional Medical Center but succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the hospital as reported by News 10. There is no additional information about the incident currently.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the snowboarder’s friends and family.

[images from killington mountain instagram]

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